Improvement in eyeglasses



G. W. MEI GS.

EYE-GLASSES.

Patented Dec. 12, 1876.

N. PEIERS, PNOTO-LTNOGRAPHEE WASHINGTON. D c

GEORGE W. MEIGS, OF READING, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO THOMAS A.I'VILLSON, GILE J. \VILLSON, AND CLEMENT B. BISHOP, OF SAME PLACE.

IMPROVEMENT IN EYEGLASSES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. [85,342, dated December12, 1876; application filed July 24, 1876.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE MEIGS, of Reading, Pennsylvania, haveinvented cer tain Improvements in Eyeglasses, of which the following isa specification The object of my invention is to effect a saving oftime, cost, and labor in the manufacture of eyeglasses; and this objectI attain in the manner which I will now proceed to describe, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawing, in \vhicl1 Figure 1 is anenlarged view of a pair of eyeglasses, showing the ordinary method ofconstructingthe same; Fig. 2, an enlarged View illustrating myimprovement, and Figs. 3 and 4 views illustrating different steps in themanufacture.

In eyeglasses as usually constructed, a stud, a,is secured to the innerportion of each frame I), and to these studs are then fastened theopposite ends of the spring d, and the upper ends of the curvednose-pieces e, the lower ends of the latter bearing against the frames,as in Fig. I. This mode of manufacture is objectionable, partly onaccount of the cost of the studs and the inconvenience of applying thesame, and partly because they must be attached to the solid portion ofthe frame I), thus necessitating elaborate and expensive screw-joints atthe handle A and catch B, as shown in Fig.1.

I obviate the objection in the following manner: I first stamp from apiece of sheet metal a strip of the form shown in Fig. 3, having aliead,f, a neck, g, ears 1' i, and a shank, m, the latter being serratedor roughened on the face in the same manner as an ordinary nosepiece. Ifdesired, the holes for the fasteningscrews may also be formed by thisoperation. The shank m is then bent round, the head f turned down, andthe cars it turned up, as shown in Fig. 4, when the strip is incondition for attachment to the spring d and frame I). To effectthisattachment, the head fis first secured to one end of the Wire whichforms the frame I), and a strip, 19, is secured to the opposite end ofthe same, the two being then secured together by a set-screw or othersuitable means. The end of the nose-piecem is then bent round until itbears against the frame b, and the end of the spring is fitted betweenthe ears 6 i, and secured by a setscrew.

By this means the solid portion of the frame I) is brought upon theoutside, so that a handle, A, and catch B, of a simple charactersuch asmay be easily stamped from a sheetmetal plate-can be secured to the sameby soldering or brazing, as shown in Fig. 2.

Irrespective of the saving of time and labor effected by my invention,the device itself is strong, neat, and durable, and can be manufacturedat a cost but little, if any, greater than the ordinary nose-piece m.

In some cases the ears iimay be dispensed with, and the lateralsteadiness of the spring at insured by the securing-screw alone.

I do not desire to claim eyeglasses the glassframes of which have theirjoints where they are connected to the bridge-spring but I claim as myinvention The combination, in a pair of eyeglasses, of the spring (1,and the frame I), and its stripp, with a nose-piece having a shank, m, aneck, g, for attachment to the end of the spring, and a head,f, forattachment tothe frameb and its stripp, all substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

GEORGE W. MEIGS.

Witnesses:

PEARSON YEAGER, A. K. STAUFFER.

